The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
MATRIMoNY AND MISS HoYT
Her Casual Reference to Husband

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Her Casual Reference to a Husband.
From the Netc York Times.
The statement which Miss Mary Irene
Hoyt made to the turnkey at Hackensack,
n. D., when she was locked up in Jail last
Frlday-"l have been married; my husband
is rich man, but he is now in Europe.
He's dissipated sort of a fellown-has Gre
ated a great stir among her numerous
friends and relatives. Ali declare that they
never knew of any such event; but, on the
other hand, they are prepared to believe
almost anything about her.
One of her lifelong acquaintance said
last evening: II have been to see her
mother, and she is greatly disturbed over
the matter. Miss Hoyt is very eccentric, to
say the least, and that she should have been
married and conceal the fact until now is
not improbable. Also, it is not improbable
that she may be laboring under the delusion
that she has been married when she has not.
George Nv. OF England believed that he had
been present at Waterloo and led charge
of the English cavalry, when, in fact, he
was in London when the battle was fought.
The peculiar disease with which Miss Hoyt
is afflicted has caused her to at times fix her
thoughts intently on matrimony, and in
time she may have come to believe that she
once had husband"
Miss Hoyt, since her return from Hacken-
sack, has been confined to her residence,
4o4 Lexington avenue, and her physician,
DIR. Joshua L. Barton, is in constant attend
ance upon her. 1t is understood that she is
greatly excited over her treatment at Hack
ensack. and that DR.. Barton has great diff
Guilty in calming her. A reporter called at
Miss Hoyt's house last evening She was
unable to see him, but DR.. Barton appeared
in her stead. The following conversation
took place.
doctor. is it true or false that Miss Hoyt
has been marriedF'
II never have known her except as Miss
Hoyt."
Twill you say squarely whether or not.
to your knowledge, she ever has been mar
riedp'
II decline to say either way
Had you ever heard, previous to now,
that she was marriedg'
II decline to answer that question, too"
"Will you authorize me to say that she
never was marriedT
IF you say so you will not be more than
ten miles out of the way. | will authorize
you to say this: | believe Miss Hoyt made
the statement at the Hackensack Jail that
she was married for the purpose of inducing
the turnkey to treat her well. She had an
idea that if the jail officials believed she had
a husband somewhere they would not dare
to abuse her. l believe that was the sole
reason for her saying that she had been
married"
"Now, doctor, you know as well as any
one in the world whether Miss Hoyt has
been married or not If she has not been,
why will you not say SO unequivocallyN
81 can say no more than l have said
already"
docs Miss Hoyt intend to appeal from
the decision of the general term of the
Supreme Court, defeating her in her at
tempt to break her fathers will?'
II am informed that she does. But her
lawyers, Gen. Butler and Mr.. Dupignac, can
tell you all about that matter"
"Dont you know that if Miss Hoyt has
been carrying on this litigation under her
maiden name, when in fact she has had a
husband all the time and her name is not
Hoyt, her whole case falls to the ground!"
II suppose it would if she were married. "
SIN view of the Importance of the matter
will you ask Miss Hoyt herself to affirm or
contradict her statement of her marriagem
at is impossible to trouble Miss Hoyt to-
night. You might ask her mother. Iguess
she knows. There is something that Miss
Hoyt would like to say, that several of the
leading citizens of Englewood, where Miss
Hoyt has her villa, have expressed the
greatest indignation at her treatment at
Hackensack. They say that her arrest was
an outrage, as it was"
Mrs. Hoyt's mother, Mrs. Helen w.
Hoyt, lives at 81 West Forty Eighth street.
1t was impossible to get any communication
from her ON the subject of her daughters
marriage. Some of her friends think that
Miss Hoyt may have been married during
a trip she made to California in 1884 for the
purpose of obtaining some testimony in the
will case.